LEAF arguments accepted by majority of Supreme Court of Canada
May 27, 2011, Toronto -- The Supreme Court of Canada rendered its decision today in the case of R. v. J.A., a case in which an accused charged with the sexual assault of his unconscious common-law spouse argued that the complainant had consented to the sex in advance. LEAF intervened in the appeal to argue that there can be no such thing as advance consent to unconscious sex. Consent must always be active, voluntary, ongoing and contemporaneous with the sexual act. In a 6-3 decision, the Supreme Court of Canada agreed.
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press releaseNo consent to sex when a woman is unconscious
CODEPINK activist arrested after disrupting Israeli PM's speech to Congress
For Immediate Release:
Protester disrupting Netanyahu in Congress arrested at hospital
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Police arrested CODEPINK peace activist Rae Abileah at the George Washington University Hospital in Washington DC. Abileah was taken to the hospital after having been assaulted and tackled to the ground by AIPAC members of the audience in the House Gallery during Israel Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's speech to Congress.
Israel attacks humanitarian ship to Gaza in international waters
Global Research has been in contact with the Spirit of Rachel Corrie, a Malaysian ship carrying a humanitarian aid cargo to Gaza, which has been attacked in international waters by Israel.
The vessel left the Port of Piraeus, Greece on Wednesday, May 11 carrying 7.5 kilometres of UPVC (plastic) sewage pipes to help restore the devastated sewerage system in Gaza. The humanitarian initiative is sponsored by Perdana Global Peace Foundation (PGPF) and participating in this mission includes anti-war activists and journalists, consisting of seven Malaysians, two Irish, two Indians and one Canadian.
Labour Council: Garbage privatization plan is an irresponsible risk
Media Release
Labour Council: new facts show garbage privatization plan is an irresponsible risk
May 16, 2011
TORONTO -In light of the critical report from Al Rosen and Associates raising important questions about the savings claimed in the city's report, and the move of the author of the City's report, Geoff Rathbone, to the private sector, the Toronto & York Region Labour Council is again calling on City Council to reject the plan to push through privatizing waste collection.
Enbridge pipeline faces prospect of civil disobedience
May 13, 2011 09:00 ET
Enbridge Pipeline Faces Prospect of Civil Disobedience; 500-Strong Crowd Rallies Outside Northern BC Municipalities Convention in Prince Rupert
"I will put my body in front of it." - Gerald Amos, councillor, Haisla Nation
PRINCE RUPERT, BRITISH COLUMBIA--(Marketwire - May 13, 2011) - Over 500 First Nations and concerned citizens from across Northwest B.C. gathered in Prince Rupert last night for a rally against Enbridge and its plan for pipelines and oil tanker traffic on the province's North Coast.
Mothers of gun violence victims call for help to save the gun registry this Mother's Day
Open letter, May 6, 2011
In response to the recent election, we, the mothers of victims of gun violence, are calling on politicians to stand up for public safety. During the election it became clear that many candidates were ill-informed about how important the gun registry is as a tool for police.
Elizabeth May calls for investigation, corporate consequences for Peace River oil spill
Canada's first elected Green Member of Parliament, Elizabeth May, today decried the devastation created by the Peace River oil spill and called for an immediate investigation and serious consequences for any corporate negligence.
"There has been a violation of the federal fisheries act, not to mention the negligence of failing to notify the public for five days," said Ms. May. "We need to ensure a full investigation and serious sanctions. Corporate negligence is not deterred without meaningful consequences."
First Nations families sick after large oil spill in Alberta's Peace Region
May 2011 (Edmonton) - Little Buffalo community members, including school children, continue to experience nausea, burning eyes and headaches after one of the largest pipeline spills in Alberta history last Friday by Plains All American leaked nearly 30,000 barrels of oil into Lubicon traditional territory in the Peace Region of Northern Alberta.
The right to water is an election issue
Media Release
For Immediate Release
April 28, 2011
Assembly of First Nations, Amnesty International and Council of Canadians urge political leaders to recognize the human right to water
(Ottawa, ON) - The Assembly of First Nations (AFN), Amnesty International Canada and the Council of Canadians are calling on all political parties to recognize explicitly the human right to water and sanitation and to commit to ensuring that Canada meets its obligations in upholding these rights for people in Canada.
On the 25th anniversary of Chernobyl: Statement on the Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Disaster
Joint Statement on the Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Disaster
On the Occasion of the 25th Anniversary of the Chernobyl Nuclear Disaster
April 26, 2011
(Endorsed by 87 Japanese NGOs)